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About the Course

This is the first of six courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. Project managers play a key role in leading, planning and implementing critical projects to help their organizations succeed. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager. We’ll also introduce you to the kinds of jobs you might pursue after completing this program. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. Learners who complete this program should be equipped to apply for introductory-level jobs as project managers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Define project management and describe what constitutes a project. - Explore project management roles and responsibilities across a variety of industries. - Detail the core skills that help a project manager be successful. - Describe the life cycle of a project and explain the significance of each phase. - Compare different program management methodologies and approaches and determine which is most effective for a given project. - Define organizational structure and culture and explain how it impacts project management. - Define change management and describe the role of the project manager in the process....

Top reviews

JM

Jun 21, 2021

This is so amazing and I am extremely happy and thankful to you all for blessing me with this great opportunity I have learned so much and can't wait to be a future project manager one day at google

BC

Dec 27, 2021

This course is very helpful for those who want to kick start their career in project management field. It is highly interactive and covers basics of project management thoroughly. I really enjoyed it.

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By Stanley W

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Nov 2, 2023

A great introduction into project management as a field both in the academic sense, as well as a career path. Great clear instructions and valuable quizzing/testing.

By Mahin A

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Jul 13, 2023

Easy for beginners from any profession. The lecture delivery is at a good pace and extremely helpful to anyone who wants to start in the world of project management.

By Prakash S

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Jul 5, 2023

Course 1 - Foundation of project management gives great insights related to the project management and set up a great foundation for moving ahead with new learnings.

By Brittany P

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Feb 16, 2023

The info in this course is perfect for an introduction to Project Management. Even as someone who's already landed a role in project management, I found it helpful!

By Alan B

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Dec 30, 2022

Great course! It really helped me to understand what Project Management is and how to acquire the knowledge I need to become a successful professional in this field.

By YAO

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Nov 20, 2022

Thanks Google for this course. As a newbie in the PM industry, I learned a lot. It turned out to be better than I expected and it motivates me to do learn more now.

By Jude E

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Nov 12, 2022

I liked the fact that the course was divided up into short, varied sections and I loved the quizzes! THey made sure I took notes and was really taking everything in.

By Sonam S

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Oct 5, 2022

Content was very clear and concise, easy to understand.Tutor was very good I learned a lot throughout the course.Thank you Google and Coursera for this opportunity.

By Melanie M

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Sep 20, 2022

This was a great course. I was able to learn a lot about structures of effective project management. I see that project managment involves a culminnation of skills.

By Luis L

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Sep 4, 2022

It´s a very good course as introduction for the project management basics, I believe this can help a lot of people trying to get involved with terms and information.

By Ria M J

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Aug 15, 2022

It was an interesting course which covered the basics of project management which was easy for me to comprehend and successfully complete each week's course content.

By BAJELA A R

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Jul 7, 2022

Excellent introduction into the programme. I loved that several google project/programme managers got to share their experience and journey. It was really insightful

By Abigail L

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Jun 13, 2022

This course was extremely helpful! Even though I'm a creative project manager, this opened my eyes to more opportunities! Thank you for this engaging and fun course!

By Tiffinie J

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May 27, 2022

Great course provides detailed training for a career in Project management, Program management, Scrum master and other areas of managing and organizing initiatives .

By Suyash P

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May 2, 2022

Really a great course focused on the basics of Project Management. Lots of essential and basic level topics and terminologies covered and explained very effectively.

By Michael S

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Apr 12, 2022

It was nice taking this course. It made the basic of Project management highly relatable and understandable even though i didn't have any pre-knowlegde of the field.

By Gabriel L P

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Dec 28, 2021

Un extraordinario curso que te introduce en el mundo de la gestión de proyecto. Indudablemente vale la pena. Se aprende mucho en cada una de las 4 semanas de clases.

By Suvrajyoti B

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Dec 25, 2021

I like the presentation and study materials provided for this course which are very welcoming to anyone learning Project Management first time .

Thank you Google !!!

By Abisola A S

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Nov 22, 2021

The Foundations of Project Management Course is very informative and well-structured. It also has a practical aspect which gives a very balanced learning experience.

By Henri M

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Oct 9, 2021

thank you to all the teachers who participated and devoted time to provide these courses ..... very nice approaches that I learned in the field of project management

By JENNIFER C

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Aug 9, 2021

The first course was easy to follow and explained in great depth and detail. A lot of foundational information and Google did a great job explaining the terminology.

By Anubhav S

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Jul 27, 2021

A fantastic course for starting project management available for everyone and created by one of the most popular project based company in the history of the mankind.

By Muhaison S

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Jun 4, 2021

Initially I thought I wasn't going to fit in because I felt it would be filled with jargon but when i gave it a try I realized it is easy to understand and practice.

By Shehan D

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Apr 29, 2021

Great course and I love the mode of delivery. Content is clear, direct and fun which makes it much easier to learn. I'm kind of getting addicted to learning again :)

By Chris S

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Feb 13, 2025

I like the practicality of the information and straight forwardness, I felt like I got the exact things I need to know and not any fluff. very grateful I took this.